賀歲

Chinese

		congratulate	year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (賀歲)		賀	歲
simp. (贺岁)		贺	岁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hèsuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁶ seoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hèsuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hèsuèi
    • Wade–Giles: ho⁴-sui⁴
    • Yale: hè-swèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehsuey
    • Palladius: хэсуй (xɛsuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁶ seoi³
    • Yale: hoh seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁶ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁶ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²² sɵy̯³³/

Verb

賀歲

1. to exchange New Year's greetings

Synonyms

• 賀年／贺年 (hènián)

Derived terms

• 賀歲片 / 贺岁片